This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying #1) by Ilona Andrews
My
Thoughts:
Maggie grew up loving an epic fantasy series, reading and
re-reading the two books released over and over eagerly awaiting the next book,
but it’s never come. So, when she wakes up wet and naked in a medieval-like
city it doesn’t take her long to recognize it as the setting of her beloved
books: Kair Toren.
How did she get there? Did she have a mental break where
this is a figment of her imagination? It seems all too real to her and if it
is, she needs to make a plan of action because she’s been thrust into a pivotal
place in timeline of the books. She knows what’ll happen and it’s devastating
to this world. Maggie will use her knowledge to save Kair Toren and its
inhabitants. Characters she’s grown to love using every bit of information
stored from her countless reads. Some well-known and some new to her, each
carving out a place in her heart, and mine! Of course, there’s a few cute, and
fierce animals, and a slow-burn romance to root for! There were also a couple
of plot twists I didn’t see coming!
I was amazed by Maggie’s sharp brain and her political
maneuvering! Yes, she had knowledge from reading the books, but even when it
was new to her, Maggie weighed the possible outcomes and came up with clever
plans.
I absolutely LOVED This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me! I
think it’s the most epic and ambitious fantasy plotline from Ilona Andrews to
date and they knocked it out of the park! That ending! I need the next book!
I alternately read and listened to an audio copy and I
recommend either version. Kristen Sieh is a new-to-me narrator, and I thought
she captured the essence of Maggie’s character perfectly! She had a great range
and performed all characters, male and female, a variety of ages and accents beautifully!
5 Stars
Book Description:
A page-turning, unforgettable fantasy set in a city peopled with ruffians, spies, malcontents and murderers. Experience out-of-this world adventure and dangerous politics as Maggie tries to survive waking up in her favourite fictional world.
A heart-pounding epic from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.
When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy and naked in a gutter, it doesn’t take her long to recognize Kair Toren. It’s a city she knows intimately from the pages of a famously unfinished dark fantasy series – one she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading, while waiting years for the final novel.
Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic and mayhem? Her encyclopaedic knowledge of the plot, the setting and the characters’ ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she’s coming to love – a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to return home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes – and attentions – of duelling princes, dukes and villains. This all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the ending she’s seen on the a cataclysmic war.
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse writing duo Ilona Andrews. For fans of Samantha Shannon, Sarah J. Maas, Danielle L. Jensen and isekai portal fantasy.
